Oil can



Patented Feb, 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES FRANKLIN PERRY SCHOFIELCD,

OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.

OIL CAN.

Application filed ctober 1, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it .known that l, FnANKnrN l). SCI- io rmLn, a citizen of the United Statea residing at Glen Ridge, in the county of Esser: and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oil Cans, of which the following is a specification.

`This invention relates to oil cans and has for one of its objects the construction of an oil can of the diaphragm bottom type which may be selectively operated to project a jet of oil from the spout thereof through arange of movement of said can of more than 90 ,extending from a position Vin which the bottom of said can is substantially horizontal to one in which it is inclined downwardly beyond the vertical.

Another object of the invention is to produce an oil can of the diaphragm bottom type having a spout extending inwardly into proximity to the line of junction of the bottom and side wall of said can and in which said bottom and side wall diverge upwardly from said line of junction when the can is tilted below the horizontal forming a reservoir surrounding the inner end of said spout to maintain the latter submerged in oil until the oil can is substantially empty.

Another object of the invention is to provide an oil can of this construction in which the outer portion of the spout inclines toward the same direction as the inner portion so as to serve as an indicator for determining the low position of the inner end of the spout.

llVith these ends in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a view in cross section showing` one form of oil can of my invention at one limit of its operative position` Figure 2 is a View in cross section of the same form of oil can approaching the other limit of its operative position.

Referring to the details of construction shown in the figures, the numeral l represents the diaphragm bottom of the oil can and 2 the side wall joined to said bottom in any suitable manner. `In the construction shown the bottom is outwardly flanged as at 3 and sweated to the inner surface of the side wall 2, although the two portions may be secured together by crimping, peening Serial No. 504,709.

or any other well 'known means of making sheet metal joint. The elements of the side wall 2- are curved along a radius which is considerably longer than the radius of the bottom so that the angle which the side wall makes with the bottom at the line of their junction l is quite an acute angle, the side wall 2 where it meets the bottom diverging upwardly even when the can is tilted axially below the horizontal as shown in Figure 2. The purpose of this construction is to constitute a reservoir between said bottom and side wall at their line of junction into which the last few drops of oil in the can will drain when said can is tilted axially below the horizontal.

The upper portion of the side wall 2 is formed into a cylindrical neck internally threaded to receive the threaded plug 5 which functions as the filler cap of the oil can.

Extending through the central portion of the filler cap and sweated thereto is the spout 6 having an inwardly extending portion 7 reaching substantially to the bottom of said oil can and inclined to one side thereof so as to lie closely adjacent the line of junction between said bot-tom and side wall but to be out of contact therewith. The inner end 8 of the inwardlyextending portion ofsaid spout is flattened, presenting its elongated side parallel to the side wall 2. The outer portion of the spout may entend axially of the oil can as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2 but is preferably bent as at 9, in the same plane as the inner portion and toward the same direction, so that it serves as an indicator for determining the lowest position of the inner end 8 of said spout. j

The operation of the device is as follows: When the can is in the position shown in Figure l and the diaphragm bottom l is pressed inwardly, the air in the body of the oil can is compressed, and providing the inner end 8 of the spout is submerged a jet of oil ill be forced upwardly through the spout. The device will operate equally well when inclined axially below the horizontal, as is obvious from Figure 2 and will oil downwardly with a minimum quantity of oil in the can even though the spout is straight as indicated in dotted lines.

It is old in the art to construct an oil can in which the spout extends inwardly to one sev side near the bot-tom thereof, but the side walls of such known cans are either cylindrical or so shaped that when the can is tilted axially downward the line of junction between the bottom and side wall thereof will not be the lowest point of said can and the small quantity of oil contained therein will gravitate to some other point lea-ving the inner end of said spout unsubmerged.

In so far as I am aware an oil can constructed according to the principles of my invention is the only one in which the side wall and bottom are so arranged that in cooperation with the spout they form a reservoir which will maintain the inner end of said spout submerged until the can is substantially empty when said can is tilted axially below the horizontal.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and I do not wish to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An oil can having a diaphragm bottom and a side wall joined thereto, the latter making with said bottom an acute angle at their line or" junction so that said bottom and side wall form a reservoir having its sides diver-ging upwardly when said oil can is inclined axially below the horizontal7 and a spout for said oil can having an inwardlyv extending portion inclined toward said side wall and terminating in proximity to said line of junction, and an integral outer portion bent in the same plane as the inner portion and inclined to the sameside, the inner end of said spout being flattened in a direction substantially parallel to the line ot junction. 1

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRANKLIN PERRY SCI-IOFIEIJD.

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CHAS. S. Hyun. 

